User:Manoprakash6/sandbox

Introduction
Located at 8.687822°N, 77.728720°E, it was a bare ground stretching as large as a Football field. The ground was a good place for sporting activities like Cricket and Football. It has a large pond on one side, and concrete walls on other three sides. One could have a beautiful view of the pond, especially during the rainy seasons.

Etymology
Since the ground is behind INS Navy Information Center, the ground was referred by local people as "Navy Ground". Later, as the boys playing there were football fans, they named it as "Estadio Navy" ,referring to "Navy Stadium" in Spanish ,since they were watchers of Spanish football , especially Real Madrid C.F. and FC Barcelona.

History
Around the summer period of 2011, boys of that locality were in search for a place to play , as it was their Summer Vacation.And then , they came to this place , a place with more bushes ,but no trees nearby.They found the ground so large, and then they decided to play here from then on wards.

Development
As time went on, it became their home ground and boys of different areas came to play along. At first, Only Cricket was played , and then gradually , people started playing Football. Also, it is an ideal place for Walking ,Jogging as it had a  path ,covering the entire ground. Later, old people started to walk around the ground in early morning, breathing fresh air around .Also, people started to practice driving , both for 2-Wheelers and Cars.

Current Situation
Till Mid 2017, the ground was a great place for boys all around it. During the period of 2015-17, the boys started out to their college life , as most of them completed their schoolings , thereby the frequency of playing activities gradually reduced .Sometimes, the ground is seen busy during the weekends , but it remains free for all other days. Now ,the ground is fenced all around, as someone bought this area .Thus , no one could play here now ,which made the local boys very sad.